Where Are All the Toilet Seats in Italy? (And Other Italian Quirks)

From mad drivers to bed debates. The real story of travelling through Italy.

Italy. The land of emperors and espresso, of Roman roads that still outlast some modern motorways, and of volcanoes that have shaped more history than most kings.

It’s a country of saints, scooters, and more UNESCO sites than you can shake a gelato at.

Greek myths washed up along its southern shores two and a half millennia ago.

The Etruscans had a go before Rome organised everyone, and Sicily collected conquerors like fridge magnets, Phoenicians, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, all leaving their design influence as parting gifts.

Even the hand gestures have their own dialects, the churches have better art than many countries, and the average coffee is so good it should probably be taxed as a public service.